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Intangible assets |
(i | ) | 11,120 | 10,988 | ||||||||
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Prepaid rental for premises, leased lines and electricity cables |
2,854 | 2,812 | ||||||||||
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Direct incremental costs for activating broadband and IPTV subscribers |
(ii | ) | 7,690 | 4,522 | ||||||||
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Receivables for sales of mobile handsets, net of allowance |
(iii | ) | 1,432 | 753 | ||||||||
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VAT recoverable |
(iv | ) | 307 | 596 | ||||||||
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Others |
1,476 | 1,050 | ||||||||||
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| (i) | Intangible assets |
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Cost: |
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At January 1, 2016 |
23,449 | 1,883 | 25,332 | |||||||||
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Additions |
159 | 18 | 177 | |||||||||
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Transfer from CIP |
2,761 | 242 | 3,003 | |||||||||
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Disposals |
(1,148 | ) | (67 | ) | (1,215 | ) | ||||||
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At December 31, 2016 |
25,221 | 2,076 | 27,297 | |||||||||
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Additions |
42 | 2 | 44 | |||||||||
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Transfer from CIP |
3,222 | 568 | 3,790 | |||||||||
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Disposals |
(1,327 | ) | (60 | ) | (1,387 | ) | ||||||
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At December 31, 2017 |
27,158 | 2,586 | 29,744 | |||||||||
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Accumulated amortization and impairment: |
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At January 1, 2016 |
(12,736 | ) | (773 | ) | (13,509 | ) | ||||||
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Amortization charge for the year |
(3,618 | ) | (228 | ) | (3,846 | ) | ||||||
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Disposals |
1,129 | 49 | 1,178 | |||||||||
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At December 31, 2016 |
(15,225 | ) | (952 | ) | (16,177 | ) | ||||||
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Amortization charge for the year |
(3,657 | ) | (290 | ) | (3,947 | ) | ||||||
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Disposals |
1,323 | 45 | 1,368 | |||||||||
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At December 31, 2017 |
(17,559 | ) | (1,197 | ) | (18,756 | ) | ||||||
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Net book value: |
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At December 31, 2017 |
9,599 | 1,389 | 10,988 | |||||||||
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At December 31, 2016 |
9,996 | 1,124 | 11,120 | |||||||||
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| (ii) | Direct incremental costs for activating broadband subscribers mainly include the costs of installing broadband and IPTV terminals at customer’s homes for the provision of broadband and IPTV services. Such costs are amortized over the expected service period. |
| (iii) | The amount includes the receivables from the sales of mobile handsets that are gradually recovered over one year during the contract period. Receivables to be gradually recovered within one year is included in prepayments and other current assets (see Note 25(i)). |
| (iv) | VAT recoverable includes input VAT and prepaid VAT which will likely be deducted beyond one year. VAT recoverable which will be deducted within one year are included in prepayments and other current assets (see Note 25(ii)). |